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Reportage about a holiday for children in The Hague.

The Hague’s ‘holiday children’s party’ gave children from the city the opportunity to spend a day in nature, full of fresh air, fun, and a nutritious meal. Amersfoort, or rather the moors...

Documentary about the newspaper business.

In this documentary, filmmaker Willy Mullens shows how complex and labour-intensive it is to make a newspaper. Mullens focuses mainly on the mechanical production, and much less on journalism. He...

Educational film about the natural beauty and cultural life of the Veluwe.

A film about the Veluwe made by A.M. van der Wel, the director of the Gemeentelijke Schoolbioscoop in Rotterdam. We see detailed images of villages, towns, moors,...

Reportage of the flight demonstrations Rozenoord airfield near Amsterdam.

During ‘flight week’, from April 29 to May 8, 1911, flight demonstrations of low-wing and biplanes were held at the Rozenoord airfield near Amsterdam. Airmen and...

Documentary about the city of Vlissingen.

Documentary by filmmaker Willy Mullens about the sights and attractions of Vlissingen. The intertitles offer historical background information. As in many of Mullens' ‘city films’, this film begins...

Reportage about the cycling races in Mariadorp.

At the velodrome of the hamlet of Mariadorp (in the municipality of Eijsden, South Limburg), the cyclists ride laps around a dusty, unpaved track. The many spectators stand rows deep behind...

Educational film by A.M. van der Wel, the director of the de Gemeentelijke Schoolbioscoop in Rotterdam.

This film lets the children show what there is to do when it ‘winters’, and especially when it snows. The images show children sledding...

The skipper of the barge "Sabina", father of an 18-year-old daughter, engages a new mate. The two youngsters are soon attracted to each other. Another admirer gives the girl an expensive present. This saddens the mate, because he does not have...